Tracking recent US-Israeli strikes on Iranian infrastructure
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Tracking recent US-Israeli strikes on Iranian infrastructure30 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleTracking recent US-Israeli strikes on Iranian infrastructure,Matt Murphy,Thomas Spencer,BBC Verify andGhoncheh Habibiazad,BBC Persian BBCPresident Donald Trump has pledged to target infrastructure across Iran unless the country reaches an "acceptable" deal to end the war with the US and Israel by Tuesday night.Promising to bomb the country "back to the Stone Ages", Trump said US forces would target bridges and power plants across Iran. He also posted to social media on Tuesday that a "whole civilization will die tonight" if an agreement is not struck.There has been a spate of attacks on infrastructure critical to ordinary Iranians since the conflict began, with schools and hospitals damaged.BBC Verify has confirmed that US and Israeli strikes have targeted at least two steel plants, three bridges and a pharmaceutical plant over the past two weeks.Some senior Democrats in the US Congress and UN officials have warned that strikes like these could amount to war crimes. But in a news conference on Monday Trump dismissed those concerns.What civilian infrastructure has been hit by strikes?On Thursday, US aircraft attacked a bridge which had been under construction in the central city of Karaj. Local officials said the attack killed at least 13 people.Footage confirmed by BBC Verify showed at least two strikes on the bridge. A large gap in the bridge can be seen in the aftermath of the attack, with construction cranes visible either side of it.Trump later shared footage on the strike online, writing that the "biggest bridge in Iran comes tumbling down, never to be used again," adding: "Much more to follow."Footage shows attack on B1 bridge in Karaj, IranA number of steel facilities have also been targeted. On 27 March, verified footage showed smoke billowing from the Isfahan Mobarakeh Steel company, forcing workers t...


